OK. You asked. I'll tell. About 150 years ago, I had the choice of a new 4-cylinder A-H or an MGA Twin Cam. I was trading in a Porsche coupe. (A story for another day). Both cars were about the same price - about $3,350.00 if my faulty memory serves me. I drove both cars on winding, bumpy CT back roads and in town. IMHO, the MGA was a tighter car with better brakes (4-wheel discs), R & P steering and no rattles. I could not stand the Healey 3-speed gearbox or the sloppy steering. The whole car felt looser if you know what I mean. For looks, it was hard then and now to beat the Healey. I bought the Twin Cam. My brother had a stock MGA and though it wasn't quite as fast as mine, it had lighter steering and handled better - the T-C was front-end heavy. I kept the MG for about 6 months. It ran terribly, fouling plugs. At one point, I had 3 different heat range plugs due to unequal cooling and got phone calls from as far away as Washington, DC from other Twin Cam owners. If you used your hand brake, the rear disks warped due to unequal cooling. As I had just entered law school, I traded the MG to Bob Grossman for a new VW Beetle sunroof and some money back - I think about a Grand. As some on the MG Board here may recall, my Twin Cam turned up a couple of years ago in poor condition - in Australia. Should I have bought the Healey? If I had kept both cars, assuming no rust, the Healey would have turned out to be a better investment - not as good as a 6-cylinder Healey but better than the T-C. There you have it.